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Monday's Not Coming
by Tiffany D. Jackson
4.5. This book took me through a rollercoaster of emotions from the beginning. Claudia's best friend Monday has seemingly vanished. After Claudia gets back from her Summer in Georgia with her grandma, she's beyond excited to reunite with her. As the school year begins she sees no trace of Monday, which is very uncharacteristic of her bestie. Claudia reaches out to Monday's family, her own family, her teachers, and even the police independently, only to be left with half-hearted excuses and "Yeah I'll follow up on that" responses from all parties. The reader is left wondering if Claudia will have to take all matters into her own hands to find her friend, if it isn't already too late.
While this book is classified as a thriller/mystery (it does contain those elements but, that isn't what left me *feeling* at the end), I viewed it more as a fictional work that acts as social commentary on the disparities between the disappearances of Black and white people, especially women. When Monday is noticed to be missing by Claudia, NO adult takes real action steps to locate Monday. Slowly but surely, Claudia is able to decipher breadcrumbs left by her best friend, and pieces together the heartbreaking reality of what happened to her. When I read through Monday and Claudia's heartbreaks time and time again, with no one doing anything to help them, I wanted to cry for both girls. Monday deserved so much more and the signs of what she was enduring were evident if investigated clearly. I loved how the author paralleled different systems failing each girl, Claudia being failed in a much more salvageable way by her school system and Monday being failed fatally, by all those around her. This book contains a jarring sharp pain that is only characteristic real events. Monday's Not Coming is more than the typical thriller/mystery, delivering insight to justice inequality between Black and white people in a way that is raw and emotive. The only reason I didn't rate this as a 5 was because of the minor loose ends that were left untied. This is a must read.
While this book is classified as a thriller/mystery (it does contain those elements but, that isn't what left me *feeling* at the end), I viewed it more as a fictional work that acts as social commentary on the disparities between the disappearances of Black and white people, especially women. When Monday is noticed to be missing by Claudia, NO adult takes real action steps to locate Monday. Slowly but surely, Claudia is able to decipher breadcrumbs left by her best friend, and pieces together the heartbreaking reality of what happened to her. When I read through Monday and Claudia's heartbreaks time and time again, with no one doing anything to help them, I wanted to cry for both girls. Monday deserved so much more and the signs of what she was enduring were evident if investigated clearly. I loved how the author paralleled different systems failing each girl, Claudia being failed in a much more salvageable way by her school system and Monday being failed fatally, by all those around her. This book contains a jarring sharp pain that is only characteristic real events. Monday's Not Coming is more than the typical thriller/mystery, delivering insight to justice inequality between Black and white people in a way that is raw and emotive. The only reason I didn't rate this as a 5 was because of the minor loose ends that were left untied. This is a must read.